RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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Crisis in nurse numbers, and treatment backlogs give no grounds for complacency
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Payment for pandemic work is welcomed, but RCN wants talks on ‘a long-term pay structure’
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RCN says end of mandatory measures will ‘do nothing to relieve pressure on NHS’
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From 1 April, all patient-facing NHS staff must have had both COVID-19 vaccine doses
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Return of abatement rule, suspended at the height of COVID-19, likely to spark departures
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NHS England stance to redeploy or fire patient-facing nurses unvaccinated by April deadline
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College says Scottish Government implies students on placements are ‘additional staff’
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Science adviser admits rule-change comes with risk, as RCN calls for nurse exemption
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Isolation period for people testing positive in England reduced to five days from 17 January
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College joins demands to delay making jabs compulsory from April for front-line staff
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English National Ballet’s show centres on a woman who becomes a nurse during the Crimean War
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Patrick McKee turned 22-year-old away from unit two hours before her death
Prime minister apologises for lockdown party as nurses take to social media to protest
Turning to independent healthcare to support NHS will not address chronic staff shortfall
Asymptomatic nurses won’t need PCR test in move to ease staff absences, free lab capacity
Nurses on Twitter share reasons for being vaccinated and encourage others to do same
The government is under pressure to clarify when it will scale down the testing system
Forcing jabs on unvaccinated staff will only exacerbate long-term staffing crisis – TUC boss
